Chapter 291 South of Qingling (Two Chapters in One, the Final Chapter of This Volume)
Li Qing, driving the snake-headed spiritual boat, rushed southward for several days and finally approached the southern region of Qingling.
The temperature around was already very cold, especially in this high altitude, the cold wind was biting. If it weren't for Li Qing's strong body, he would definitely be frozen by the cold temperature.
Su Xin, sitting in the spiritual boat, has recovered a lot of her spiritual consciousness these days. She is not as weak as she was a few days ago, as if she was about to faint at any time.
She wrapped herself in a furry black clothing, and held a fiery red bead in her hand to keep warm.
"Why did you come to Muguo in the southern region of Qingling? In fact, you can go back to the Tianhe Sect area. I can help you explain the misunderstandings that happened before." Su Xin's voice sounded a little soft, which means she has not fully recovered yet.
Li Qing shook his head and said, "Forget it. The uncle of one of my disciples who was killed was a big shot. Like you, he was also a foundation-building elder of Tianhe Sect."
"If I go back with you, I will have trouble sleeping and eating."
In the cold mist, Su Xin, holding the Nuanyang Pearl in her hand, fell silent. She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but she never told Li Qing her true identity in Tianhe Sect.
"So you came to Mu Country to join Lingyun Sect?" Su Xin asked.
Li Qing nodded and said, "Well, I want to try. If I can join Lingyun Sect, I won't have to worry too much about these trivial matters."
"Then put me down, otherwise if the people of Lingyun Sect recognize my identity, it will affect your joining." Su Xin said leisurely.
Among the three immortal sects in Qingling Domain, Lingyun Sect is the most peaceful sect, but this attitude of escaping from the world does not mean that the relationship with the other two sects is very harmonious.
Although they are not as incompatible as Shangqing Sect and Tianhe Sect, their relationship is not that good either. It can only be said that they are as indifferent as water, neither hostile nor friendly.
"Are you sure you want to leave here? Although we have temporarily gotten rid of the golden warship, the other party may not have given up. What if we meet again?" Li Qing said tentatively.
Su Xin smiled, and her beautiful face looked a lot more gentle.
"Little man, are you worried about me?"
Li Qing did not look away, and continued to drive the spirit boat with concentration.
In fact, if we really talk about it, he is about the same age as Su Xin, but because of his long life span, his face looks like he is only in his twenties, and his bone age is only about 27 years old.
"After all, we have been through hardships together, and there is no life-and-death feud. Isn't it normal to consider you!"
He is not a heartless and ungrateful person. He still has complicated feelings towards the woman in the foundation-building period beside him.
Although he was chased by the other party and was in a very embarrassing situation before, he later had a brief relationship with the other party in the mountain stream. In the end, he was able to escape from Liang State because of the other party's sacrifice.
Later, they resolved their misunderstandings. To be honest, Li Qing at least didn't dislike this sensible woman.
The next moment, Li Qing felt that his cheek was suddenly printed by something soft.
He couldn't help but stagnate in driving the spirit boat, and then turned sideways and embraced Su Xin in his arms with his strong arms.
This time, in a clear consciousness, Li Qing really felt what it meant to be truly gentle like water.
And Su Xin also learned what it meant to be the physique of a master in the world!
I will never regret undressing, and I will be exhausted for her.
The sky above the southern country, which is always cold, seems to have entered spring.
Unfortunately, no one is lucky enough to appreciate this spring scene.
"Okay, little man, I'm leaving now. I won't be a burden to you anymore."
"If we are destined to meet again, we will meet again."
Leaving only one neat and clear sentence, Su Xin once again controlled a divine rainbow and flew towards the northwest, where Fengguo was located.
She left very happily, and her straightforward attitude surprised Li Qing a little, wondering who was the man after all!
Looking at Su Xin disappearing in the mist, Li Qing murmured: "For those of us who cultivate immortality, pursuing the immortal path is the greatest meaning of this life. Love between men and women is nothing but a trivial matter. It should be like this!"
After the voice fell, Li Qing took out the map of Muguo and a piece of intelligence information about Lingyun Sect.
"According to the time, Lingyun Sect's Ascension Conference has been over for a while. If so many things hadn't happened, I should have been able to catch up."
"Unfortunately, now I can only try my luck!"
After speaking, he identified the direction, then put away the map, continued to control the spirit boat, and headed directly towards the direction of Lingyun Sect.
Whoosh!
Amidst the mist, a green light flashed by at a very fast speed.
It wasn't long before a golden warship arrived at the direction where the snake-headed spirit boat had just stopped.
"Chase! That spirit boat just stopped here for a while. Judging from the spiritual power trajectory, it should have gone to the southwest."
On the golden warship, Zhong Ya's face was not very good. After several days of pursuit, he was finally escaped because he was not as fast as the other party.
Unwilling to give up, he chased to the territory of Mu State.
"That is the direction of Lingyun Sect." Lu Feiyu, who was wearing a gray robe, frowned and said.
"What are you afraid of? That woman is the elder of Tianhe Sect. I am absolutely sure of this. Lingyun Sect will never protect her."
After saying that, Zhong Ya continued to activate the golden war boat and flew quickly following the trajectory of the snake-headed spirit boat.
The country of Mu is under a cold climate all year round and is a real snow country.
Further south, there is a continuous snow-capped mountain range called the Forbidden Snow Mountain. It is a real restricted area of life. Even if the monks in the foundation-building stage want to cross it, it is extremely difficult.
The Lingyun Sect was established based on a spiritual vein with rich spiritual energy near the Forbidden Words Snow Mountain.
On this snow-capped mountain plateau with extremely extreme climate, a group of figures actually appeared. This was simply an unimaginable thing.
"Hey, hey, hey, why does our sect's Elder Wu have such a big appetite? I've been watching him eat since the beginning of the Immortal Ascension Conference. It's almost time to return to the mountain gate, but he's still eating."
"Hehe, yes, I even doubt whether his storage bag is full of food."
"Say less. I heard that Elder Wu practices the Taotie magic, which means eating."
A group of casual cultivators who had just passed the Immortal Ascension Conference and joined the Lingyun Sect were really excited at the moment. They were about to arrive at the mountain gate of the Lingyun Sect, and by then they would be the real disciples of the Immortal Sect!
Along the way, many people figured out Elder Wu's temperament. He was very easy-going and indifferent, and didn't care about other people's comments at all. That's why these people dared to whisper a few words behind his back.
But after all, other Lingyun Sect elders still shouted: "Shut up, we are already approaching the Snow Mountain of Speechlessness. It is forbidden to speak unless it is important!"
As soon as these words came out, those brave monks who had just opened their mouths immediately shut their mouths.
"Bang-chih-kum-chi! Bang-chih-kum-chi!"
However, even if these people closed their mouths, among the people present, they could still hear the sound of chewing food mixed in with the sound of wind and snow.
This made the foundation-building elder who just scolded him couldn't help but put his hand on his forehead, and couldn't help but whisper: "Junior Brother Wu should pay attention to his image as an elder in front of the new disciples who join the sect, and eat less."
I saw Elder Wu at the front of the team, who kept stuffing food into his mouth. He was chubby, his face was covered with fat, and his eyes were squeezed by the fat until there was only a slit left.
The fat elder Wu said vaguely: "It's freezing cold today, and I don't want anyone to eat, so I want to eat!"
After saying that, he stuffed a lot of food into his mouth, and then took out two shiny roasted chicken legs and swallowed them in one bite without even spitting out the bones.
Seeing this scene, Elder Chen, who had just warned him, had black lines all over his head, but in the end he pursed his lips and said nothing more.
Although he felt that this person had lost his identity as an elder of the Lingyun Sect, he had no choice but to do so. The other person's background was very prominent in the Lingyun Sect, and there was absolutely no problem in walking sideways.
Not long after, the group arrived at the mountain gate of Lingyun Sect and were about to enter the sect.
But the two leading elders stopped, and even Elder Wu stopped chewing food and turned back to look at the sky in the direction from which he came.
"Two damn old ghosts, you two are so damn good at chasing after me!"
Along with the gnashing of teeth, a ray of green light quickly approached. It was a snake-head-shaped spirit boat, moving extremely fast.
Seeing this scene, Elder Chen immediately raised his eyebrows and roared angrily: "How dare you, this traitor, dare to fly in the air in front of the mountain gate of my Lingyun Sect!"
Who else could come besides Li Qing!
Li Qing, who was piloting the snake-headed spirit boat, had his eyes gleaming at this moment.
He immediately controlled the spirit boat to land, and then took out a white jade token from his body with two words on the front and back: Ling and Yun!
"Senior, I have traveled thousands of miles to join the Lingyun Sect. Please read this order!"
After speaking, Li Qing knelt down on one knee, lowered his head, and presented the token with both hands.
"Huh? This is the Immortal Ascension Order of my Lingyun Sect!" Elder Chen's originally tightly knitted brows immediately relaxed, his wrinkled face immediately relaxed, and his serious expression changed. Slowed down.
As soon as the three words "Ascension Order" came out, the other disciples who had recently joined the Lingyun Sect couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise, and most of them showed strange expressions.
"Hiss! Ascension Order, this person is extremely lucky to have such a divine thing!"
"An Immortal Ascension Order is just like a Foundation Establishment Pill. You are so lucky."
"Lingyun Sect has been standing in the world of immortal cultivation for many years. I didn't expect that there is an Immortal Ascension Order missing. Is it possible that it is a fake?"
"It shouldn't be the case. Forging an order to ascend to immortality would be a dead end."
Li Qing involuntarily listened to the discussions of other disciples present. Cold sweat dripped from his forehead. He just wanted to quickly let the other party confirm the authenticity and get the identity of Lingyun Sect disciple!
Because behind him, there were two monks in the foundation-building stage who were chasing him aggressively.
"Bastard, let me see how long your spiritual power can last. Today I have to skin and dismantle you to search for your soul and refine it!"
An angry voice fell, the wind and snow were dancing, and above the cloud-filled sky, an extremely gorgeous golden war boat came directly.
boom!
Elder Chen, who was holding the token, took a deep look at Li Qing and said, "It's my sect's Immortal Ascension Order, but are you being hunted?"
Li Qing bravely admitted the matter. Now that his spiritual power was almost dry, joining the Lingyun Sect was his only way to survive.
"You are only in the Qi Refining Stage, how could you provoke two monks in the Foundation Establishment Stage? But it doesn't matter. With this token, you are already a disciple of my Lingyun Sect, and no one can do anything to you."
After saying that, Elder Chen rose into the air and stood in front of the huge golden war boat alone, firmly protecting all the new disciples who had joined the sect behind him.
"The two fellow Taoists came so aggressively, they really don't take our Lingyun Sect seriously."
After seeing this scene, Li Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his tense spirit relaxed.
Finally, he is also a person protected by the sect!
Thinking of this, his nose couldn't help but feel sour, and his heart was filled with mixed emotions.
Loose cultivators are so damn hard to get along with!
The golden war boat suddenly stopped, and the two foundation-building monks who were chasing Li Qing clasped their fists respectfully and said:
"Fellow Taoist, please forgive me. We are here to hunt down a little evil beast. We have no intention of offending your sect!"
Although they were both monks in the foundation-building stage, Zhong and Lu kept their postures very low. After all, they were in front of someone else's mountain gate. If there was a conflict, it would be a life-or-death outcome.
The elder Chen snorted coldly: "Huh! There are no little evil beasts here, there are just disciples of my Lingyun Sect!"
"Please, fellow Taoists, please be careful with your words!"
Hearing this, Lu Feiyu's face suddenly became extremely shocked, and his eyes were full of disbelief.
"How is it possible? The two of us chased him all the way. This person is clearly a rogue cultivator."
Elder Chen said in a leisurely manner: "This person just took out an Immortal Ascension Order. Due to his emotions and reasons, he should become a disciple of my Lingyun Sect."
After hearing the three words of the Immortal Ascension Order, Lu Feiyu opened his mouth, and all the anger in his heart was taken back, unable to be vented at all.
"The Immortal Ascension Order is actually of this level."
Soon, Zhong Ya on the side was much calmer. He walked out: "Fellow Taoist, I think this matter needs to be confirmed. I saw this guy walking very closely with a female elder of Tianhe Sect before. It's close, maybe he is a spy sent by the Tianhe Sect?"
Elder Chen looked startled when he heard this, then turned back to look at Li Qing and said, "Is this the case?"
Li Qing took a deep breath and said, "It is true, but I am definitely not a spy sent by the Tianhe Sect. The elder of the He Sect that day was a good friend I made on the road."
As a disciple of Lingyun Sect, it is indeed not a good thing to be so close to the elders of other Immortal Sects.
Elder Chen's brows furrowed as he thought carefully. If Li Qing was really a spy, it would be very troublesome, but the Ascension Order was indeed true.
"Hehe, fellow Taoist, there is no need to worry. Just let me take care of your worries. Let me take this son away. The Immortal Order will be returned to its original owner and returned to Lingyun Sect."
With that said, Zhong Ya was about to go forward, intending to capture Li Qing.
However, the next moment, an angry voice resounded:
"I want to see which one of you two dares to take a step forward!"
After saying that, Elder Wu walked forward with his chubby body and grabbed Li Qing's arm.
"Li Qing. It's really you! Did I read that right? After so many years, I actually see you again!"
There were still food residues on Elder Wu's mouth. The fat on his face was trembling constantly, and he no longer looked like an elder at all.
Listening to this familiar voice and looking at the round figure that looked very familiar to him, Li Qing's brain immediately shut down.
His thoughts were rolling like a tidal wave, constantly tumbling forward, past so many years of experience and memories, and finally slowly stopped, settling on a frontier place where yellow sand was flying all over the sky.
At one time, he had not yet practiced martial arts, and was just a blacksmith apprentice with the frontier army.
At that time, there used to be a fat man about his age who would add two extra pieces of fat and thick braised pork to him every time he served rice!
The fat man also liked to eat secretly, and often said:
"If the cook doesn't steal, he won't harvest the grain!"
After saying that, he would take out a few pieces of fat meat from the pot and stuff it into his mouth with a smile, and his mouth would be full of oil.
Until later when the horse thieves attacked the military camp, the fat man went to the granary to eat dried meat, saying that he would die as a starved man no matter what.
If Li Qing hadn't shown him a clear path and took refuge in the tombs of Huangtu Bao, he would have died under the iron hoof of the horse thieves.
After being stunned for a long time, Li Qing said blankly: "Are you... Fatty Wu Chong Wu?!"
"Yes, yes, it's me!" Seeing Li Qing recognize him, Wu Chong immediately smiled.
"Hahahaha, let's catch up on old times later. I'll help you solve the troubles in front of you first."
After saying that, Fatty Wu took out a round bowl from the storage bag, then enlarged it, stepped on the bowl and flew into the air.
Such a broken bowl turned out to be a top-quality magical weapon!
Li Qing's brows were twitching when he saw it, wondering how this fat man met with such an unexpected fate and transformed into a monk in the Foundation Establishment Stage and an elder of Lingyun Sect!
"Hmph, Li Qing took out the Immortal Ascension Order. According to the rules of our Lingyun Sect, no matter who he is, he should become a disciple of my sect!"
"Don't say he is not a spy. Even if he is a spy today, he is still a disciple of my Lingyun Sect!"
"What do you two have to say? If nothing happens, just get out of here!"
Wu Chong crossed his arms across his chest, with an arrogant attitude. His fat body felt quite oppressive at this moment.
"This..." Zhong Ya and Lu Feiyu looked at each other.
Wu Chong's face turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Okay, okay, you don't want to leave, right? Then I will call my master out. It just so happens that my mountain gate is still short of two cooks, so I will let you be the cooks!"
As he said, Wu Chong took out a jade pendant from his arms and pretended to crush it.
This scene made Elder Chen's eyelids jump, and he immediately stopped his behavior.
"Brother Wu, please stop, don't disturb the old ancestor of Tuntian for such a small matter!"
That's right, the master of a foundation-building cultivator must be an old ancestor of the Jindan stage.
Not only Lu Feiyu and Zhong Ya, but even Li Qing in the back dropped his jaw to the ground.
The new disciples who had discussed Wu Chong before also turned pale. They didn't expect that this foodie elder had such a strong background. It was a bit scary!
"You two, please go back. This is the mountain gate of my Lingyun Sect. I don't want to say this for the third time."
Elder Chen finally stood beside Wu Chong and stopped Zhong Ya and Lu Feiyu on the golden warship with him. His tone became tougher.
Since someone took out the genuine immortal order, no matter what their identity is, they must become disciples of Lingyun Sect. This is the rule set at the beginning of the establishment of the sect, and each immortal sect has followed it for many years.
As an elder of Lingyun Sect, he naturally has to protect the safety of the disciples in the sect.
Even if Wu Chong is excluded, Elder Chen has to stand up without hesitation.
Finally, Lu Feiyu and Zhong Ya took a deep breath, clasped their fists towards Elder Chen and Wu Chong, and prepared to fly away from here on the golden warship.
It was not for anything else, but because in the mountain gate of Lingyun Sect ahead, there were auras rising one after another and approaching quickly.
These auras were at least in the foundation-building stage, and there were even one or two false pill stage cultivators. If they stayed for a long time, they would probably be in danger. Even with this golden warship, they would have to perish here.
"Goodbye!"
Leaving only this sentence, the two foundation-building cultivators left in disgrace, completely different from the aggressive momentum before.
At this point, Elder Chen smiled and held his beard, and said to all the new disciples below:
"Everyone, the front is the mountain gate of my Lingyun Sect, and I have a few words to say here."
"Congratulations, now you are my Lingyun Sect's disciples, from now on, you are my Lingyun Sect's future, and your every move outside also represents my Lingyun Sect's face!"
"Remember one thing, now that you have become Lingyun Sect's disciples, no one can bully you!"
"The future is still long, you must practice diligently and strive to become the backbone of the sect!"
The next moment, all the disciples shouted in unison:
"Disciples remember the elders' teachings!"
Li Qing, who was mixed in, couldn't help but be infected by this atmosphere at this moment
Yes, that's right, now he is a disciple of Lingyun Sect, from now on, his practice path will be different, and a new chapter is about to open!
Looking at Elder Chen's smiling figure in the air, and Wu Chong, who was winking at him with a bulging belly, an unprecedented sense of belonging arose in his heart.
Now he, Li Qing, is also a person who relies on the sect!
Thinking of this, Li Qing couldn't help but clench his fists. After so many years of struggling outside, good days are finally coming!
Volume 2, the beginning of the immortal path, the end!
The second volume ends here, which is a little different from what I expected, but I think it is still quite good to end like this, which is in line with the title "The Beginning of the Immortal Path"!
Let me reveal the name of the third volume to you, tentatively set as "The Storm of the Immortal Gate"!
As for the end remarks, I think I should write it later or tomorrow. Coincidentally, the holiday is just over, and everything feels just right!